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Sex Matters: How male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
Alyson J. McGregor
4.01 AVERAGE
65 reviews for:
Sex Matters: How male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
Alyson J. McGregor
4.01 AVERAGE
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It would have been nice for there to be some acknowledgement of bodies that do not start off fitting into the binary and of genders which aren't binary but it is still definitely a book I'd recommend whatever gender.
The title makes it seem like it’s going to be fairly transphobic, but it isn’t and deals with the medical issues faced by trans people very well
This book explains the sex-based differences in healthcare in a way that is easy to understand and empowering to not only women but healthcare workers as well. I rented my copy from my local library, but I am tempted to buy my own copy!
informative
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I had such high hopes for this book....and it met none of them.
I want to start by saying that I appreciate that this book is aimed at the general american audience, not a medical student studying in the UK. I appreciate that you have to pitch it correctly. However, there is a fine line where you risk oversimplifying things and making statements you then cannot support. Throughout my entire reading of this book I kept writing "where is the citation" in the margins. There are so many broad sweeping statements, and none of them are supported. You need to support what you say with proof, this is basic scientific writing.
Another point I kept making is that, the author repeatedly quoted herself and spoke about how much she had done for the field. At one point she commented that she had created "over one hundred experts" at a day long conference. I get you have the experience but you cannot turn people into experts in any topic in one day. This may be a cultural thing, I think it may be something more common in American medical circles but again it left a bad taste in my mouth.
Finally, the comments throughout the book about pharmaceuticals and medications really irritated me. She encouraged asking questions to your physician when being prescribed new medications, which yes I agree, but asking about prolonged QT intervals when you don't even understand what that means is not helpful. These questions will end up scaring more people than helping them. Furthermore these questions are redundant when pharmacists are literally trained to consider them.
Lastly, I am by no means diminishing the point of this book. The main message is important but when you make important points badly you risk diminishing the importance and credibility of the entire book.
I want to start by saying that I appreciate that this book is aimed at the general american audience, not a medical student studying in the UK. I appreciate that you have to pitch it correctly. However, there is a fine line where you risk oversimplifying things and making statements you then cannot support. Throughout my entire reading of this book I kept writing "where is the citation" in the margins. There are so many broad sweeping statements, and none of them are supported. You need to support what you say with proof, this is basic scientific writing.
Another point I kept making is that, the author repeatedly quoted herself and spoke about how much she had done for the field. At one point she commented that she had created "over one hundred experts" at a day long conference. I get you have the experience but you cannot turn people into experts in any topic in one day. This may be a cultural thing, I think it may be something more common in American medical circles but again it left a bad taste in my mouth.
Finally, the comments throughout the book about pharmaceuticals and medications really irritated me. She encouraged asking questions to your physician when being prescribed new medications, which yes I agree, but asking about prolonged QT intervals when you don't even understand what that means is not helpful. These questions will end up scaring more people than helping them. Furthermore these questions are redundant when pharmacists are literally trained to consider them.
Lastly, I am by no means diminishing the point of this book. The main message is important but when you make important points badly you risk diminishing the importance and credibility of the entire book.
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